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Warehouse Finds | Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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We're switching over our inventory system and look what we've found! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, jewelry, more. Reduced pricing, eclectic finds. Plus we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction just to keep things fresh.

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Huge 8th C. Viking Iron Bearded Axe Head: Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A beautiful and sizable axe head of a sturdy utilitarian form featuring a thick neck, a rounded hafting shaft, and a

0017: Huge 8th C. Viking Iron Bearded Axe HeadEst. US$900-US$1,200

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15th C. European Bronze War Hammer: **First Time At Auction** Western Europe, Germany or France, ca. 15th to 17th century CE. A fine war hammer cast from bronze with incised motifs. One end features the hammer head; a rounded and

0018: 15th C. European Bronze War HammerEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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Impressive Holy Land Iron Age Pottery Amphora: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, the Levant, Iron Age, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. A large terracotta amphora vessel with a piriform body, rounded shoulders, a loop handle, broad neck, and a flared rim, all

0023: Impressive Holy Land Iron Age Pottery AmphoraEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Ancient Holy Land Incised Silver Cloak Pins (pr): **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Syria or The Levant, ca. end of 2nd millennium to early 1st millennium BCE. Two cloak pins comprised of 95% silver presenting conical caps

0024: Ancient Holy Land Incised Silver Cloak Pins (pr)Est. US$400-US$600

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0025: 2 Sassanian Stone Stamp Seals - Profile FacesEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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Indus Valley Pottery Jar w/ Fish Motif: Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2300 to 1900 BCE. Pottery jar of cylindrical form with impressively thin walls that rise to a sharp shoulder

0027: Indus Valley Pottery Jar w/ Fish MotifEst. US$400-US$600

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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Pottery Female Figure, TL Tested: Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. An intriguing, hand-built pottery figure known as a mother goddess shown in a seated position with thick legs stretched out

0028: Indus Valley Mehrgarh Pottery Female Figure, TL TestedEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

13th C. Indian Red Sandstone Head of Vishnu: Central Asia, eastern Pakistan or northern India, Punjab, ca. 13th to 15th century CE. A gorgeous pale red sandstone fragment depicting the head and shoulders of a god, probably Vishnu. The figure is

0029: 13th C. Indian Red Sandstone Head of VishnuEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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Necklace w/ Ancient Bactrian Carnelian Beads: **First Time At Auction** West-Central Asia, Bactrian Empire, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A stunning necklace comprised of beautiful carnelian beads of rounded, shell-like shapes and gorgeous

0030: Necklace w/ Ancient Bactrian Carnelian BeadsEst. US$400-US$600

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Chinese Shang Dynasty Nephrite Jade Cong: East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A fine ritual funerary item known as a "cong," hand-carved from dark green nephrite jade. The cong exhibits a square form, four projecting

0031: Chinese Shang Dynasty Nephrite Jade CongEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Qing Painted Wood Dragon Lintels (pr): East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine pair of hand-carved wood architectural panels or lintels of dragons that may have once been part of a temple or other

0032: 19th C. Chinese Qing Painted Wood Dragon Lintels (pr)Est. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Chinese Qing Gilt Wood Panel Fu Lion: East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty to early Republic Period, early 20th century CE. This is a lovely architectural panel carved with intricate overlapping and openwork layers in the form of a highly

0033: Early 20th C. Chinese Qing Gilt Wood Panel Fu LionEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Chinese Tang Pottery Attendant Figure, ex-Museum: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A beautifully formed terracotta noblewoman tomb attendant, wearing long robes with her arms in large sleeves clasped across her slender abdomen, and

0034: Chinese Tang Pottery Attendant Figure, ex-MuseumEst. US$500-US$750

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17th C. Chinese Ming Dynasty Iron Hand Cannon: East Asia, China, Late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A hefty cast-iron hand cannon with a tapered socketing shaft for mounting on a pole. Four thick bands reinforce the cylindrical

0035: 17th C. Chinese Ming Dynasty Iron Hand CannonEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Japanese Edo Wakizashi Blade & WWII Leather Scabbard: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1650 CE; World War II era, ca. 1939 to 1945 CE. A beautiful wakizashi with an Edo period steel blade and handle fitted within a WWII-era, leather-wrapped scabbard

0036: Japanese Edo Wakizashi Blade & WWII Leather ScabbardEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

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19th C. Japanese Edo Coral Amulet God Ebisu: **Originally Listed At $75** East Asia, Japan, late Edo period, ca. mid-19th century CE. A beautiful and finely-carved coral amulet depicting the rotund and happy face of Ebisu, one of the Seven

0037: 19th C. Japanese Edo Coral Amulet God EbisuEst. US$200-US$300

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Fine 12th C. Cambodian Khmer Bayon Sandstone Torso: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, Bayon type, ca. 12th century CE. A gorgeous sandstone carving of a torso and lower body. Perhaps depicting the god Vishnu, the figure stands with his legs

0038: Fine 12th C. Cambodian Khmer Bayon Sandstone TorsoEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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12th C. Thai Nam Ton Jar, ex-Museum (TL Tested): Southeast Asia, Thailand, Haripunjaya, ca. 12th century CE. This is a fine example of a terracotta vessel with a high neck globular body known as a Nam ton. The vessel resembles an ewer, the body

0039: 12th C. Thai Nam Ton Jar, ex-Museum (TL Tested)Est. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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15th C. Thai Sawankhalok Pottery Jar, ex-Museum: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok culture, ca. 15th century CE. A wonderful pottery jar boasting a melon-form body with an elongated neck and circular rim, all sitting upon a spool-form pedestal

0040: 15th C. Thai Sawankhalok Pottery Jar, ex-MuseumEst. US$600-US$900

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19th C. Thai Gilt Brass Standing Buddha Figure: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin Kingdom, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A large and beautiful gilt brass statue of a Buddha in the Bangkok style standing upon a pedestal. The integral

0041: 19th C. Thai Gilt Brass Standing Buddha FigureEst. US$600-US$900

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16th C. Thai Anamese Glazed Pottery Lime Pot, ex-Museum: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Anamese (sometimes Annamese), ca. 16th century CE. A hand-built earthenware lime-pot known as a binh voi, featuring a fluted strap handle, a ring foot, appliqued design

0042: 16th C. Thai Anamese Glazed Pottery Lime Pot, ex-MuseumEst. US$600-US$900

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4 North American Fossilized Trilobites in Matrices: Ancient Seas, North America, Ohio & New York, Rochester Shale Formation, Ordovician to Lower Silurian, ca. 425 million years ago. A great collection of trilobite fossils within 4 stone matrices.

0043: 4 North American Fossilized Trilobites in MatricesEst. US$600-US$800

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3 Moroccan Fossilized Trilobites (in Stone Matrices): Ancient Seas, Morocco, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Devonian period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago. A fine collection of 3 separate stone matrixes that each contain a fossilized trilobite, each a

0044: 3 Moroccan Fossilized Trilobites (in Stone Matrices)Est. US$600-US$800

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Fossilized Cretaceous Fish + Mosasaur Tooth (2 pcs): North Africa, Morocco, Khouribga, Late Cretaceous, ca. 80 to 70 million years ago; South America, Brazil, early Cretaceous period, ca. 125 million years old. A pair of fossilized specimens that

0045: Fossilized Cretaceous Fish + Mosasaur Tooth (2 pcs)Est. US$600-US$900

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